by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Health Care
In its final regulations, the IRS states that parents will be made to pay the penalty (called a “shared responsibility payment”) if they can claim an uninsured child or spouse as a dependent, regardless of whether they actually claim them or not. “The...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Under Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the IRS. The IRS’s assumption that the cheapest plan for a family will cost $20,000 per year is found in examples the IRS gives to help people understand how to calculate the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
Several former White House staffers have found a new way to promote Obamacare: They’re spending millions of dollars in secret corporate and union cash, and they’re harnessing grass-roots tactics to some of the biggest names in the health care industry. Organizing for...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Care
The Obama administration adopted a strict definition of affordable health insurance that will deny federal financial assistance to millions of Americans with modest incomes who cannot afford family coverage offered by employers. In deciding whether an employer’s...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Politics
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney did not deny President Barack Obama, who oversaw a $5.8 trillion increase in the national debt during his first term, believed the country did not have a spending problem. The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 6 about a...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Care
From the Wall Street Journal: Labor unions enthusiastically backed the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul when it was up for debate. Now that the law is rolling out, some are turning sour. Union leaders say many of the law’s requirements will drive up the...
